Shares of Adani Ports, Power Grid Corporation of India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Adani Enterprises and NTPC traded among top gainers of Nifty 50 constituents.
Among the laggards were Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Grasim Industries and IndusInd Bank.
Equity market bounced back sharply despite Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and global trade tensions. Sensex rallied 927.80 pts or 1.27 per cent to 73,917.73 and Nifty 50 climbed 305.15 pts or 1.38 per cent to 22,387.80 as at 12.33 pm.
Metal, auto, IT, media, oil & gas and realty stocks advanced, while banking stocks showed marginal gains.
Top gainers, losers
Shares of Adani Ports climbed 5.39 per cent to ₹1,115, leading the gainers. Power Grid followed with a 4.63 per cent gain to ₹265.75.
Mahindra & Mahindra stock surged 4.58 per cent to ₹2,733.
Adani Enterprises rose 4.30 per cent to ₹2,237.1. All Adani stocks advanced on Wednesday’s trade with Adani Energy Solutions and Adani Green leading the rally by 8 per cent.
NTPC shares were up 4.21 per cent to ₹326.95.
On the flip side, Bajaj Finance stock declined 2.45 per cent to ₹8375.45.
HDFC Bank and Grasim Industries slipped 0.61 per cent and 0.49 per cent to ₹1,699.5 and ₹2,382.95, respectively.
IndusInd shares slipped 0.35 per cent to ₹984.15.
In addition, BSE shares traded 4 per cent lower as NSE shifts F&O expiry.
Of all the 2,823 stocks that were traded on the National Stock Exchange at the time of writing, 2,431 advanced and only 325 declined.
Abbott India and Avanti Feeds featured among the 14 stocks that hit 52-week high.
Among the Sensex pack, Coforge, Adani Energy, Cigniti Technologies led the rally with over 9 per cent gains. Gensol Engineering continued to trade at its lower circuit, losing 10%.
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